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 After a long, dry, dirty drive through the desert, you arrive at a ziggurat which has been recently excavated. Dr. Moony wanders around the grounds as you try to stay in the meager shade. After some time, he yelps in surprise and you rush to him, worried about what you may find. "Look at this!" he exclaims with pure joy on his face. You look down at a dirty piece of wood in the Doctor's hand. He sees that you are confused and continues, "it is a miniature club - probably an offering to Nergal from days past". NOW you understand! The club and sickle were objects attributed to Nergal, so this is proof that the tomb was dedicated to him. You have mixed feelings: excitement and fear. "Well, looks like we are in the right place then, Doctor". You pass several workers as you enter the top level of the ziggurat. Naturally they recognize you so no one questions your presence, though the Doctor is given several strange looks. The room you walk into is cool and dark so you each take a torch. The walkway is long and narrow and seems to go on forever, several halls branching off this one, though you head straight down. Every once in a while you swear you hear a hissing sound, but shake it off as being all in your head. The Doctor stops often to draw or write in his notebook, and you feel like this job is going rather well, given how nervous you were in the beginning. Soon, however, that nervousness comes back as you know you heard a hiss this time. "Doctor, excuse me" interrupting his writing, he looks up. "Did you hear a hissing sound?" Dr. Moony stops and the sound comes again: HIIIIIISSSSSSSSSSSSSS "My God, what can that be? A cobra? In here?" the doctor panics and before he can run you see behind him an enormous creature; body of a snake topped with horns whose front legs are clawed like a lion's and the back legs are bird-like. A Mushushu!!! You yell to the doctor to run back to the entrance as you square up to the creature, waving the torch in its face, and backing your way toward the entrance. As the sunlight brightens you notice the snake-dragon fades...maybe this was all your imagination? "What just happened?" Dr. Moony asks as you both catch your breath. "I believe we just saw a vision of one of Nergal's attendant demons - called a Mushushu. But we are safe now, I think". Looking back you hesitate, wondering if going into the ziggurat again is worth the possible danger.  Tell Dr. Moony it is unwise to go back into the ziggurat (Turn to page
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